Broward sheriff's sergeant shoots self after release from jail

[Eugene]

Source: Sun Sentinel

Broward sheriff's sergeant shoots self after release from jail

By Tonya Alanez and Rebeca Piccardo
Sun Sentinel

JUNE 15, 2016, 9:08 PM

A veteran Broward sheriff's sergeant is in grave condition after shooting himself Wednesday evening, less than eight hours after bonding out of jail where he had spent six nights held on 29 charges related to child pornography and illicit sex.

Sgt. Kreg Costa, 43, was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," said Veda Coleman-Wright, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Scott Israel confirmed the shooting at 7:15 p.m. "It did happen," he said. He declined to say more. The shooting occurred at Costa's home in the 9100 block of Sunset Strip in Sunrise.

"Costa is listed in grave condition," Coleman-Wright said. "His wife and children need our prayers and support."

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[rjsquirrel]

1. Wait, did anyone read the charges?

His "wife and children needed our prayers" even before he tried eating his gun.

"All 29 charges stem from Costa's online exchanges with a 16-year-old California girl, identified online as "Babygirl." She was 15, and told Costa so, when they began communicating last August. Over eight months, Costa engaged in sexually charged conversations with her and coaxed her into supplying him with a steady stream of sexually explicit photos and videos of herself, a two-month investigation revealed".

[uppityperson]

2. I hope he gets the help he needs.

[rjsquirrel]

3. I hope he rots in jail if he lives

He is a deeply disturbed man if he is guilty of what he is charged with.

As I recall there's not much effective "help" for (alleged) criminals like him.

[uppityperson]

4. That too.